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Sforno on Genesis 37:7/ספורנו על בראשית ל״ז:ז׳
אוְגַם נִצָּבָה. הוֹרָה שֶׁתִּהְיֶה מֶמְשַׁלְתּוֹ קַיֶּמֶת זְמַן אָרֹךְ, וְכֵן הָיָה כִּי אָמְנָם מָלַךְ שְׁמוֹנִים שָׁנָה. לֹא נַעֲשָׂה כֵן לְכָל הַמַּמְלָכוֹת הַנִּזְכָּרוֹת בְּכִתְבֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ:
1וגם נצבה, this conveyed to him the impression that his authority would extend over a considerable length of time. In fact, it proved to be so as he ruled for 80 years. There is no record of any ruler mentioned in the Bible as having ruled equally long or longer than Joseph.